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Questions tagged [wheel-truing]

The procedure to align the wheel by tightening and/or loosening the spokes

Truing a wheel is the procedure to realign a bent wheel by tightening or loosening the spokes until the right balance is achieved.

Truing might be needed after the wheel got bent because of a bump, or because one or more of the spokes got replaced, and must be adjusted to fit the rest. Also, truing can be a temporary fix when a spoke breaks and compensation is needed to keep the wheel acceptably straight.

Truing requires a specific wrench of the shape and size of the nipples, and is best performed using a truing stand. It typically consist (in its basic form) in tightening by 1/4 to 1/2 turn the spokes on the opposite - laterally speaking - side of the bend) and loosening the ones on the side of the bend.

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What other tools do I need with my truing stand?

I just got a truing stand but the manufacturer seems to do a good job of advertising every other accessory under the sun to go with it. What are the essentials? A wheel dishing tool? Tension meter etc...? I'm looking to just true wheels.
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How dangerous is a very out-of-true disc brake wheel?

While walking to work this morning my eye was caught by an odd movement on a bike passing me several metres away. The front wheel was far from true laterally, though it didn't look out of round. It was on a basic hardtail/hybrid with front…
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Should rear wheel be trued without cassette?

Should rear wheel be trued with or without a cassette installed? If I attempt to true it without a cassette, does not it mean that once we install the cassette, it will exert some force on the rim and move it effectively towards one side, making the…
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How is the finishing stage of truing a laced wheel improved by adjusting spokes in groups of 4?

The finishing stage of truing a laced wheel usually consists of fine lateral adjustments yet those meant to remove the last perceptible errors often create almost equal errors elsewhere on the rim. These new errors include both tracking and…
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How do to tension and true a rear wheel with a warped rim?

So, after doing extensive research and youtubing on bicycle truing and wheel building, I decided to completely de-tension a rear wheel on one of my old bicycles and try bringing it back up to tension/round/true/dish. But, I ended up taco-ing my rim…
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New Rear Wheel goes out of true

Couple of months back, I installed a new rear wheel for my road bike. Its a wieman LP18. Since then I had to get it trued at-least three times. Is this normal for new wheel?
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Is it difficult to do a post-break-in wheel tune-up?

I've heard that when you get new wheels you should put a couple hundred miles on them to let everything get set in and get an initial stretch, then do a tune up. Can I just go by feel and tighten the spokes that seem a litte lose? I don't think the…
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Truing rear wheel with gears cassette

I have a 700cc rear wheel with gear cassette. The centering or dish of the wheel appears to balance towards the gear cassette. This means when i use a tool like the below image, that the hub (and the hub lock nuts) is not in the centre. Should I be…
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